‭Name: ________________‬

‭Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology,‬

‭Grade 11, University/College Preparation (HSP3)‬
‭ ver‬ ‭wonder‬ ‭why‬ ‭some‬ ‭people‬ ‭excel‬ ‭in‬ ‭group‬ ‭situations‬ ‭and‬ ‭others‬ ‭are‬ ‭fearful‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭same‬ ‭social‬
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‭situation?‬ ‭Have‬ ‭you‬ ‭ever‬ ‭heard‬ ‭anyone‬ ‭say:‬ ‭“It‬ ‭is‬ ‭just‬ ‭my‬ ‭nature‬ ‭I‬ ‭guess”‬ ‭when‬ ‭being‬ ‭kind‬ ‭to‬
‭someone,‬‭or‬‭could‬‭it‬‭be‬‭that‬‭this‬‭specific‬‭behavior‬‭was‬‭learned‬‭at‬‭birth?‬‭Social‬‭Sciences‬‭(a‬‭broad‬‭field‬
‭that‬‭includes,‬‭among‬‭other‬‭subjects,‬‭Anthropology,‬‭Psychology,‬‭and‬‭Sociology)‬‭is‬‭the‬‭study‬‭of‬‭human‬
‭behavior and tries to explain why and how humans.‬

‭ urther,‬ ‭this‬ ‭course‬ ‭will‬ ‭allow‬ ‭us‬ ‭to‬ ‭investigate‬ ‭the‬‭nature‬‭of‬‭human‬‭beings.‬ ‭In‬‭this‬‭course,‬‭you‬‭will‬
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‭look‬ ‭into‬ ‭the‬‭differences‬‭and‬‭similarities‬‭of‬‭the‬‭three‬‭social‬‭sciences‬‭allowing‬‭you‬‭to‬‭develop‬‭a‬‭more‬
‭complete understanding of human beings.‬

I‭n‬ ‭Anthropology,‬ ‭we‬ ‭look‬ ‭at‬ ‭our‬ ‭primitive‬ ‭past‬ ‭to‬ ‭try‬ ‭and‬ ‭explain‬ ‭our‬ ‭current‬ ‭behavior.‬ ‭A‬ ‭few‬ ‭of‬‭the‬
‭major‬ ‭questions‬ ‭that‬ ‭are:‬ ‭what‬ ‭are‬ ‭our‬ ‭human‬ ‭origins?‬ ‭What‬ ‭are‬ ‭the‬ ‭similarities‬ ‭and‬ ‭differences‬
‭between‬ ‭humans‬ ‭and‬ ‭other‬ ‭animals?‬ ‭Finally,‬ ‭what‬‭is‬‭culture,‬‭how‬‭can‬‭we‬‭learn‬‭from‬‭other‬‭cultures,‬
‭and how does culture effect our lives?‬

‭ hrough‬ ‭the‬ ‭study‬ ‭of‬ ‭Psychology‬ ‭you‬ ‭will‬ ‭explore‬ ‭mental‬ ‭processes‬ ‭and‬ ‭behaviours.‬ ‭When‬ ‭most‬
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‭people‬‭think‬‭of‬‭Psychology,‬‭they‬‭often‬‭think‬‭of‬‭treating‬‭mental‬‭illness.‬‭Mental‬‭illness‬‭is‬‭a‬‭major‬‭area‬‭of‬
‭Psychology‬ ‭but‬ ‭other‬ ‭topics‬ ‭such‬ ‭as‬ ‭motivation,‬‭education,‬‭intelligence,‬‭development,‬‭relationships,‬
‭counselling,‬‭communication,‬‭parenting,‬‭memory,‬‭and‬‭advertising‬‭are‬‭just‬‭some‬‭of‬‭the‬‭other‬‭topics‬‭that‬
‭are covered.‬

‭ astly,‬ ‭in‬ ‭Sociology,‬ ‭you‬ ‭will‬ ‭begin‬ ‭to‬ ‭understand‬ ‭how‬ ‭we‬ ‭are‬ ‭shaped‬ ‭by‬ ‭our‬ ‭environment‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬
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‭groups‬‭to‬‭which‬‭we‬‭belong.‬ ‭How‬‭does‬‭the‬‭media,‬‭your‬‭family,‬‭your‬‭friends,‬‭religion,‬‭your‬‭school,‬‭your‬
‭work‬ ‭place,‬‭and‬‭other‬‭groups‬‭effect‬‭your‬‭behavior?‬‭In‬‭most‬‭instances,‬‭we‬‭are‬‭unaware‬‭of‬‭our‬‭social‬
‭influences‬‭and‬‭the‬‭power‬‭they‬‭have‬‭over‬‭us.‬‭Finally,‬‭Sociologists‬‭examine‬‭problems‬‭such‬‭as‬‭poverty,‬
‭racism, bullying, violence, family structure, gender, deviance, crime, justice, law, and politics.‬

‭ ach‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭three‬ ‭social‬ ‭sciences‬ ‭has‬ ‭distinct‬ ‭ways‬ ‭of‬ ‭doing‬ ‭research‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭scientific‬ ‭way,‬ ‭and‬‭your‬
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‭skills‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭developed‬ ‭in‬ ‭each‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭units.‬ ‭Oral‬ ‭presentations,‬ ‭posters,‬ ‭and‬ ‭multimedia‬
‭presentations will be emphasized to explore a multiple of topics (in an ISU).‬

‭ t‬‭the‬‭end‬‭of‬‭this‬‭course,‬‭you‬‭will‬‭be‬‭equipped‬‭with‬‭all‬‭the‬‭skills‬‭and‬‭knowledge‬‭necessary‬‭to‬‭help‬‭you‬
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‭be‬ ‭successful‬ ‭in‬ ‭every‬ ‭area‬ ‭of‬‭your‬‭life.‬‭This‬‭course‬‭introduces‬‭students‬‭to‬‭theories,‬‭questions,‬‭and‬
‭issues‬ ‭related‬ ‭to‬ ‭anthropology,‬ ‭psychology,‬ ‭and‬ ‭sociology.‬ ‭Students‬ ‭learn‬ ‭about‬ ‭approaches,‬ ‭and‬
‭research‬ ‭methods‬ ‭used‬ ‭by‬ ‭social‬ ‭scientists.‬ ‭Students‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭given‬ ‭opportunities‬ ‭to‬ ‭apply‬ ‭theories‬
‭from‬‭a‬‭variety‬‭of‬‭perspectives‬‭to‬‭conduct‬‭social‬‭science‬‭research,‬‭and‬‭to‬‭become‬‭familiar‬‭with‬‭current‬
‭issues within the three disciplines. ‬

‭Reflection Questions:‬

‭1.‬ U
‭ se‬ ‭the‬ ‭headings‬ ‭below‬ ‭to‬ ‭brainstorm-‬ ‭a‬ ‭list‬ ‭of‬ ‭terms,‬ ‭words,‬
‭questions,‬ ‭and/or‬ ‭definitions‬ ‭when‬ ‭you‬ ‭hear‬ ‭the‬ ‭terms:‬
‭Anthropology,‬‭Psychology,‬‭and‬‭Sociology.‬‭Use‬‭our‬‭class‬‭discussion‬
‭to add to what you already have written.‬
 ‭Anthropology‬ ‭Psychology‬ ‭Sociology‬

‭2.‬ W
‭ hat‬ ‭possible‬ ‭career‬ ‭fields‬ ‭could‬ ‭someone‬ ‭work‬ ‭in‬ ‭either‬ ‭directly‬ ‭or‬ ‭indirectly‬ ‭from‬ ‭an‬
‭education in the Social Sciences (Anthro, Psych, Soc)?‬

‭3.‬ W
‭ hat‬ ‭are‬ ‭your‬ ‭goals‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭course‬ ‭(marks,‬ ‭attendance,‬ ‭trips,‬ ‭what‬ ‭you‬ ‭learn,‬
‭College/University)?‬

‭4.‬ ‭What are your expectations of the course?‬

‭5.‬ ‭Why did you take the course?‬

‭6.‬ ‭What is/are some information you would like me to know about you? For example:‬

‭✔‬ ‭Preferred name(s)‬

‭✔‬ ‭Part time job(s)-how many hours per week?‬

‭✔‬ ‭Hobbies, sports, interests‬

‭✔‬ ‭Family Structure‬
‭✔‬ ‭What courses are you taking?‬

‭✔‬ ‭What you aspire to do (ie future career)?‬

‭✔‬ ‭Allergies or health concerns?‬

‭✔‬ ‭Anything else you would like me to know about you?‬